Singer didn’t invent the first sewing machine, but the one he patented on this day, Aug. 12, in 1851, was the most practical — and the most commercially viable.

Well, it’s done. After weeks of trawling Craigslist, an hour-long phone call with an intelligent stranger about a different machine that wasn’t going suit my needs, and a two-week delay… ...

Important Singer Sewing Machines . Singer sewing machines were constantly improved and updated. Since the first machines were produced in the 1850s, thousands were sold to eager c ...

Not only was the sewing maching patent war the first, it also had all of the trappings of the following patent wars up through today’s smartphone war. Above, the Elias Howe machine.

If you’ve taken up sewing as a hobby and mastered using your beginner sewing machine, chances are good you’ve seen people talking about something called a serger. Maybe you’re wondering ...